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Un sistema multiagente o (sistema ad agenti multipli) è un insieme di agenti situati in un certo ambiente ed interagenti tra loro mediante una opportuna organizzazione. Un agente è cioè un'entità caratterizzata dal fatto di essere, almeno parzialmente, autonoma, sia essa un programma informatico, un robot, un essere umano, e così via.

Oggetto di ricerche da lunga data in intelligenza artificiale, i sistemi ad agenti multipli costituiscono un'interessante tipologia di modellazione di società, e hanno a questo riguardo vasti campi d'applicazione, che si estendono fino alle scienze umane e sociali (economia, sociologia, etc.).

Origine ed aspetti tecnici

Origine

I sistemi multiagente possono essere visti come crocevia di diverse discipline:
 l'intelligenza artificiale per gli aspetti decisionali relativi all'agente;
 l'intelligenza artificiale distribuita per la delocalizzazione dell'esecuzione;
 i sistemi distribuiti per ciò che concerne le interazioni tra agenti;
 l'ingegneria del software per quanto riguarda l'evoluzione verso componenti sempre più dotati di autonomia.

I cinque problemi dei sistemi multiagente

Si possono rilevare cinque principali problemi nei confronti della creazione di sistemi multiagente.

 In primo luogo, il problema dell'azione: come può un insieme di agenti agire simultaneamente in un ambiente frammentato, e come interagisce tale ambiente in risposta agli agenti? Le questioni qui sottintese sono, tra le altre, quella della rappresentazione dell'ambiente per mezzo degli agenti, della collaborazione tra gli agenti, e della pianificazione dell'attività di una molteplicità d'agenti.
 Inoltre, è da considerare il problema dell'agente e della sua relazione col mondo esterno, la quale è rappresentata dal modello cognitivo di cui dispone l'agente. Ogni singolo individuo in una società costituita da molteplici agenti deve essere in grado di mettere in opera le azioni più rispondenti ai suoi obiettivi. Tale attitudine alla decisione è legata ad uno stato mentale che riflette le percezioni, le rappresentazioni, le convinzioni ed un certo numero di parametri "psichici" (desideri, tendenze...) dell'agente. Il problema in questione copre anche la nozione dei vincoli dell'agente nei confronti di un agente terzo.
 I sistemi ad agenti multipli necessitano altresì dello studio della natura delle interazioni, come fonte di opportunità, da una parte, e di vincoli dall'altra. Il problema dell'interazione si interessa alle modalità di interazione (quale linguaggio? quale supporto?), all'analisi ed alla concezione delle forme d'interazione tra agenti. Le nozioni di collaborazione e di cooperazione (considerata come collaborazione + coordinamento delle azioni + risoluzione dei conflitti) sono in questo campo questioni fondamentali. Se si applicano le mere conoscenze dei sistemi a singolo agente a quelli multi agente si avranno degli agenti egoisti (self-interested) che non coopereranno in alcun modo, dunque l'obiettivo del sistema sarà raggiunto in minima parte.
 Di seguito può richiamarsi il problema dell'adattamento, in termini di adattamento individuale o apprendimento da una parte, e adattamento collettivo o evoluzione dall'altra parte.
Infine, rimane da discutere la questione della realizzazione effettiva e dell'implementazione dei sistemi multiagente, tramite la strutturazione dei linguaggi di programmazione in più tipologie, che vanno da un linguaggio di tipo L5, o linguaggio di formalizzazione e specifica, ad un linguaggio di tipo L1, che è quello dell'implementazione effettiva. Tra le due classi, si trovano i linguaggi per la comunicazione tra agenti, la descrizione delle leggi dell'ambiente e la rappresentazione delle conoscenze.

Architettura dei sistemi multiagente

Con riferimento ai cinque problemi precedenti, è possibile delineare gli elementi dell'architettura d'un sistema ad agenti multipli come segue.

 Gli agenti devono essere dotati di svariati sistemi di decisione e pianificazione. La ricerca operativa, o teoria delle decisioni, è una disciplina completamente dedita allo studio di questo soggetto. Nella categoria delle interazioni con l'ambiente, un altro problema ricorrente dei sistemi ad agenti è quello del pathfinding (insieme al suo algoritmo più conosciuto, l'algoritmo A*).
 Gli agenti necessitano inoltre d'un modello cognitivo: anche qui esistono diversi modelli, tra cui uno dei più classici è il modello BDI (Beliefs-Desires-Intentions, cioè Convinzioni-Desideri-Intenzioni). Esso considera da una parte l'insieme delle credenze (Beliefs) dell'agente sull'ambiente in cui si trova ad operare, che sono il risultato delle sue conoscenze e delle sue percezioni, e dall'altra parte un insieme di obiettivi (Desires). Intersecando questi due insiemi, si ottiene un nuovo insieme di intenzioni (Intentions), che in seguito possono tradursi direttamente in azioni.
 Ancora, gli agenti devono altresì essere forniti di un sistema di comunicazione. Molti linguaggi specializzati hanno visto la luce a questo scopo: il Knowledge Query and Manipulation Language (KQML), e più recentemente lo standard FIPA-ACL (ACL sta per Agent Communication Language) creato dalla Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents FIPA. Tale standard è fondato in particolare sulla teoria degli atti linguistici, elaborata da John Searle.
 Il  problema dell'adattamento rappresenta un argomento spinoso, oggetto attualmente di numerose ricerche. Si potrebbe tuttavia citare l'esempio di alcuni virus, non solo informatici ma anche biologici, capaci di adattarsi al loro ambiente per effetto di mutazioni.
 Infine, l'implementazione effettiva di un sistema multiagente, se non fa parte, propriamente parlando, dell'architettura del sistema, merita di essere evocata attraverso l'esempio fornito dai numerosi linguaggi di programmazione sviluppati a scopo di ricerca nel settore dell'intelligenza artificiale. Si pensi in particolare al linguaggio LISP.

Categorie di agenti

È possibile introdurre una classificazione degli agenti secondo due criteri: agenti cognitivi o reattivi da una parte, comportamento teleonomico o riflesso dall'altra.

La distinzione tra cognitivo e reattivo attiene essenzialmente alla rappresentazione del mondo di cui dispone l'agente. Se il singolo agente è dotato d'una rappresentazione simbolica del mondo a partire dalla quale è in grado di formulare ragionamenti, si parlerà di agente cognitivo, mentre se non dispone che d'una rappresentazione subsimbolica, vale a dire limitata alle percezioni, si parlerà di agente reattivo. Tale distinzione corrisponde a due scuole di pensiero relative ai sistemi multiagente: la prima sostiene un approccio basato su insiemi di agenti "intelligenti" collaborativi, da una prospettiva più sociologica; la seconda studia la possibilità dell'emergenza d'un comportamento "intelligente" di un insieme d'agenti non intelligenti (come quello delle formiche simulato dalle cosiddette ant colony).

La seconda distinzione tra comportamento teleonomico o riflesso divide i comportamenti intenzionali (perseguire scopi espliciti) dai comportamenti legati a delle percezioni. Le tendenze degli agenti possono essere anche espresse esplicitamente all'interno degli agenti o al contrario provenire dall'ambiente.
È possibile costruire una tabella che raggruppi i differenti tipi d'agente (compilata da Ferber, si veda la bibliografia):

Gli agenti cognitivi sono il più delle volte intenzionali, cioè hanno scopi prefissati che tentano di realizzare. Si possono pure trovare talvolta degli agenti detti modulari i quali, anche se possiedono una rappresentazione del loro universo, non hanno tuttavia degli scopi precisi. Tali agenti potrebbero servire ad esempio a rispondere alle interrogazioni avanzate da altri agenti su detto universo.
Gli agenti reattivi possono a loro volta essere suddivisi in agenti impulsivi e tropici. Un agente impulsivo avrà una missione ben determinata (per esempio, assicurarsi che un serbatoio resti sempre sufficientemente pieno) e si comporterà di conseguenza qualora percepisca che l'ambiente non risponde più allo scopo che gli è stato affidato (il livello del serbatoio è troppo basso). L'agente tropico, dal canto suo, reagisce solo allo stato locale dell'ambiente (c'è del fuoco, io fuggo). La fonte della motivazione è nel primo caso interna (agenti impulsivi che hanno una "missione"), nel secondo caso è legata esclusivamente all'ambiente.

Applicazioni

Nel campo della ricerca
Si distinguono generalmente tre tipi d'utilizzo: la simulazione di fenomeni complessi, la risoluzione di problemi, e la progettazione di programmi.

Si utilizzano i sistemi multiagente per simulare le interazioni esistenti tra agenti autonomi. Si cerca di determinare l'evoluzione del sistema al fine di prevederne l'organizzazione risultante. Per esempio, in sociologia, si possono modellare i differenti agenti che compongono una certa comunità. Attraverso la messa a punto dei vincoli, si può cercare di comprendere quale sarà la combinazione più efficace per pervenire al risultato atteso (ad es., la costruzione d'un ponte). Il fattore importante è il comportamento dell'insieme, non certo il comportamento individuale. Le applicazioni esistenti hanno riguardato la fisica delle particelle (agente = particella elementare), la chimica (agente = molecola), la biologia cellulare (agente = cellula), l'etologia (agente = animale), la sociologia e l'etnologia (agente = essere umano). L'autonomia consente in questi casi di simulare il comportamento esatto di ogni entità.

L'intelligenza artificiale distribuita è nata per risolvere i problemi di complessità dei grossi programmi monoblocco dell'intelligenza artificiale: l'esecuzione è pertanto non concentrata ma distribuita, ma il controllo rimane centralizzato. Al contrario, nei sistemi ad agenti multipli, ciascun agente possiede un controllo totale sul suo comportamento. Per risolvere un problema complesso, talvolta è in effetti più semplice concepire programmi relativamente piccoli (gli agenti) interagenti con un unico grosso programma monoblocco. L'autonomia permette al sistema di adattarsi dinamicamente ai cambiamenti imprevisti che intervengono nell'ambiente.

Allo stesso tempo, l'ingegneria del software si è evoluta in direzione di componenti sempre più autonomi. I sistemi ad agenti multipli possono essere visti come un raccordo tra ingegneria del software ed intelligenza artificiale distribuita, con l'apporto rilevante dei sistemi distribuiti. In rapporto ad un oggetto, un agente può prendere iniziative, può rifiutarsi di obbedire ad una richiesta, può spostarsi, etc.: l'autonomia consente al progettista di concentrarsi sul lato umanamente comprensibile del software.

La metafora dei videogiochi
Si può rappresentare un sistema ad agenti multipli come una di quelle comunità virtuali che si trovano sempre più nei videogiochi attuali. Consideriamo l'esempio di un gioco che simuli la vita di una famiglia. Il sistema multiagente può essere decomposto secondo più dimensioni. In primo luogo, si avrà un ambiente con una sua metrica. Si può ritenere che esso consista della casa con giardino in cui vive la famiglia. Inoltre il sistema può disporre di un insieme di oggetti passivi sui quali gli agenti possono intervenire: si tratta di tutti gli oggetti che arredano la casa, ma anche dei generi alimentari. Ovviamente, un sistema multiagente è composto da agenti; questi ultimi, attivi ed autonomi, interagiscono col loro entourage (l'ambiente, gli oggetti e gli altri agenti), e corrispondono ai membri della famiglia (senza dimenticare il cane). Ancora, si mette a punto un insieme di relazioni tra oggetti ed agenti, il che definisce un'organizzazione. Si potranno ad esempio esprimere i legami familiari tra i diversi individui, ma anche delineare i rapporti di proprietà (quale oggetto appartiene a chi?). Infine, si integra nel sistema un insieme di operatori che permettono agli agenti di agire sugli oggetti o su altri agenti (il figlio può mangiare uno yogurt o portare a spasso il cane o parlare a sua sorella), e di sensori che consentono agli agenti di conoscere i mutamenti ambientali e degli altri agenti (lo yogurt è caduto in terra, papà mi ha chiesto di far uscire il cane). Ecco dunque cos'è che può chiamarsi sistema multiagente. In informatica, l'agente sarà un programma autonomo che possiede un insieme di conoscenze e agisce secondo regole proprie.

Bibliografia
Tre opere, in lingua inglese, che si riferiscono all'argomento sono:
  Michael Wooldridge, An Introduction to MultiAgent Systems, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001, ISBN 0-471-49691-X.
  Gerhard Weiss, a cura di, Multiagent Systems, A Modern Approach to Distributed Artificial Intelligence, MIT Press, 1999, ISBN 0-262-23203-0.
  Jacques Ferber, Multi-Agent Systems: An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Addison-Wesley, 1999, ISBN 0-201-36048-9.

Un'altra opera, stavolta in francese, che è una buona introduzione (nonché un utile supporto alla redazione di quest'articolo), è la seguente:
  Jacques Ferber, Les systèmes multi-agents: Vers une intelligence collective, InterEditions, 1995, ISBN 2-7296-0665-3.

Voci correlate
Modello basato sull'agente

Teorie dell'informatica
Intelligenza artificiale


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Der Ort liegt gut 59 km Luftlinie südwestlich des Oblastverwaltungszentrums Kursk im südwestlichen Teil der Mittelrussischen Platte, 7 km südöstlich des Rajonverwaltungszentrums Lgow, 4 km vom Sitz des Dorfsowjet – Bolschije Ugony, 46 km von der Grenze zwischen Russland und der Ukraine, am Fluss Seim.

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Das Klima im Ort ist wie im Rest des Rajons kalt und gemäßigt. Es gibt während des Jahres eine erhebliche Niederschlagsmenge. Dfb lautet die Klassifikation des Klimas nach Köppen und Geiger.

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Klischino liegt an der Straße regionaler Bedeutung 38K-017 (Kursk – Lgow – Rylsk – Grenze zur Ukraine) als Teil der Europastraße E38, 2 km von der Straße interkommunaler Bedeutung 38N-373 (38K-017 – Sugrowo – Bahnhof Lgow) entfernt. Es gibt eine Eisenbahnhaltestelle 404 km (Eisenbahnstrecke Lgow-Kijewskij – Kursk).

Der Ort liegt 136 km vom internationalen Flughafen von Belgorod entfernt.

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At the pandemic's peak in March and April last year, nearly 3 million workers were covered by ERTEs, which were implemented to prevent massive redundancies and protect household income.
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"In 2014 and 2015, Ivy and I loaded up the kids in a camper, and toured the U.S., teaching over a hundred one-day workshops focusing on the rehabilitation of hoof problems. It was a great ride, and the workshops were very well-received.
But real-live rehab is what I love. I had to get back to the real world, seeing cases through to the end at home. The problem is, we weren't able to get to everyone who wanted us to come on our driving tour. So... time to burn the candle at both ends.
Beginning in mid-2016, we're going to offer a few two-day Hoof Rehab Clinics. We are increasing the price, clinic duration, and the number of participants to pay for air travel, so I can simultaneously maintain my farrier/rehab business at home and travel to teach weekend clinics around the U.S. and abroad.
For those of you who were familiar with both the 100-person clinics we used to teach, and the more recent 15-person workshops from our U.S. driving tour, you'll find the new clinics to be a hybrid between the two. I'm thinking that a 40-participant max is perfect to keep the close-up "gathered around the horse" feel of the small workshops, without having to watch the horse work on a TV monitor as we did in the huge clinics in the past.
The cost of the clinic is $300 USD ($250 for 2019 Clinics within the continental US) per person, with a maximum of 40 paying participants per clinic. Seven of the participants will be selected to bring a horse to be worked on during the clinic. Pete will evaluate, discuss and trim each horse. As needed, boot fitting, padded insoles, heat-fitting, shoe application/gluing, hoof casting, etc. will be discussed and demonstrated. For more details, read the Participant Information page.
The clinic host will receive 10% of the gross ticket sales to help cover facility expenses, plus the host can attend the clinic, invite one farrier/trimmer, and one equine veterinarian for free. Hopefully the veterinarian will be available throughout the day to take radiographs, provide sedation if needed, and consult with Pete as needed. If you are interested in hosting a Clinic, please read the Host Information and Requirements page (and all of the other pages provided here).
It is highly recommended that all workshop participants watch some of the Hoof Rehab DVD sets (particularly Under the Horse and In the Trenches) and read the book Care and Rehabilitation of the Equine Foot before attending. If participants already have this background information it will dramatically raise the level of the material that can be covered during the day.


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1.1 Question: How do I know the beginning and ending times of every prayer. The schedules I get give the beginning of prayer times but not the ending, after.
William Green, former NFL running back with the Cleveland Browns, will serve as the guest speaker for the 44th annual Fort Smith Mayor's Prayer Breakfast. Growing up in Atlantic City, Green's life.
And in the evenings, local church groups volunteer their time to hold an hour- long worship service from. Please pray for the Mission and our clients each week.
Feb 27, 2015. In Muslim societies across the Middle East, these five prayer times set the. towns and cities, amplified by the crackling sound of loudspeakers.
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Thinking otherwise every time. s eulogy and a funeral prayer card, will be turned over to Goldin Auctions. They will go up for bid Aug. 4 as part of 100 sports items at the National Sports.
Miscellaneous Atlantic/Atco Distributed Labels By David Edwards, Patrice Eyries, and Mike Callahan Last update: September 25, 2005 The following are some of the smaller labels distributed by Atlantic.
As Whelan points out, the state has had control of Atlantic City's tourism district for nearly five years. During that time, four casinos have closed and convention bookings have declined. But it's.
One way to tell that times have changed in South Jersey basketball is to note that Medford Tech is playing in Sunday's Group 2 state championship game. Yes, Medford Tech. Another way is to note that.
"The Bachelorette" heads to beautiful downtown post-Hurricane Sandy Atlantic City! It seems a bit like the bachelors have been promised a black-and-white television if they attend a grueling pitch for.
Aug 18, 2012. A small group of drivers has parked and unrolled prayer mats. where New York City's Muslim taxi drivers gather to pray five times daily (six.
And then there was the emotion he would bring to his prayer. On High Holy. a 2012 interview with The New York Times. "I take care of God's children." David Marc Posner was born on Nov. 4, 1947, in.
The following is a report from Atlantic. for the same time period last year in 2014. "These are rooms booked in the winter, in the middle of the week" Guardian said. He hopes it means more business.
Muslim leaders in Morris County held a walk and prayer for peace Sunday for the 50 people killed. Profits are down at casinos in Atlantic City. Profits are down at casinos in Atlantic City.
Two of Atlantic City's four. I know it will take a lot of time, but I am ready for it." Thomas said it is not his role as a priest to engage directly in labor disputes, but rather to lead all sides.
Chiesa said he became convinced of the utility's importance to Atlantic City. Extra pilot saved doomed Lion Air jetliner on next-to-last flight Confusion, then prayer, in cockpit of doomed Lion Air.
The Atlantic Police Department is currently taking applications for the position of a full time Patrolman. Applications are due back by February 8, 2019 by 1600 hours.
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Give Atlantic City, a town of 40,000, 130 days to submit a legally binding plan to cut its budget in half, and the state would provide a bridge loan. Prieto dismissed that as unrealistic, but the new.
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T he ashes filled a black plastic box about the size of a toaster. It weighed three and a half pounds. I put it in a canvas tote bag and packed it in my suitcase this past July for the.
socialize and have a good time. Police said a gunman, identified as Omar Mateen, 29, opened fire in the club, killing 49 people and injuring 53 more. The Rev. Pamela Werner led a prayer vigil.
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Topics include Faith, Salah (prayer), Ablution, Fasting, Charity, Pilgrimage and. Al-Farooq Masjid are run by a dedicated team of volunteers that take time out of.
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ATLANTIC CITY – A dozen Jews from South Jersey answered the Islamic call to prayer Friday during an interfaith service. Muhammad, of Atlantic City, said it was not the first time the mosque has.
A Statement from Archbishop Foley Beach on New York's Recent Legislation. Last week, politicians in the State of New York passed legislation enabling the killing of unborn babies throughout all nine months of pregnancy, right up until the moment before birth.
Will an oil pipeline proposed for tribal lands destroy the Ramapough Lenape Nation along the New Jersey-New York border? Or will it be the catalyst that once again unites the tribe? The Split Rock.
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StockBeat: A Pre-Election Bounce or an Apathetic Shrug?
Investing.com May 24, 2019
By Geoffrey Smith
Investing.com -- As the world's largest election in India ends, its second-largest one – to the European parliament - is just getting started. The first has had an enormous impact on local stock markets, but the second has hardly registered.
India's Nifty 50 has rallied nearly 6% since mid-May, when the scale of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election victory became clear. Preliminary results point to an overall majority for his BJP party, creating a measure of political clarity that investors in Europe can only dream of.
By contrast, the Euro Stoxx 600 has largely ignored the EU elections, except in as much as they provide an insight into the strength and probability of a few individual tail risks to the region's economy, such as Brexit and Italy's budget dispute with the EU.
It's up 0.7% this morning, recouping some of Thursday's losses, while the U.K. FTSE 100 is up 0.7%% ahead of a three-day weekend, Germany's Dax is up 0.9% and Italy's FTSE MIB is leading the way with a 1.3% gain.
The Stoxx 600 has been much more at the mercy of the U.S.-China trade dispute, mainly because the EU lacks a common fiscal policy to react to such threats, and its central bank is perilously low on ammunition, having cut interest rates deep into negative territory. Minutes from the ECB's last policy meeting, released Thursday, suggested its governing council is still deadlocked as to whether or not to relax policy further in the light of growing headwinds from the trade war.
In fairness, it is already reasonably clear that the parliament that will emerge from this weekend's elections will be dominated by the same mainstream forces that have held control since direct elections began in the 1970s, albeit that mainstream is now divided into three blocs rather than two.
What is less clear is how much ground they will lose to parties that pose a real threat to conventional politics, and what conclusions can and should be drawn. Exit polls from the Netherlands, which voted on Thursday along with the soon-to-depart U.K., gave a surprising victory to the center-left Labor Party, while the combined populist forces of Thierry Baudet and Geert Wilders failed to add to the four seats won last time around by Wilders' PVV.
If that pattern were to be replayed across Europe over the weekend – especially in Italy and France - there could be a considerable relief rally on Monday morning at the sight of populists failing to make further gains. However, it's more likely that Dutch Labor owed its performance to personal factors: Dutch MEP Frans Timmermans is the center-left's preferred candidate to take over as European Commission president.
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Aims: Bacillithiol (BSH) is utilized as major thiol-redox buffer in the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. Under oxidative stress, BSH forms mixed disulfides with proteins, termed as S-bacillithiolation which can be reversed by bacilliredoxins (Brx). In eukaryotes, glutaredoxin-fused roGFP2 biosensors have been applied for dynamic live-imaging of the glutathione redox potential. Here, we have constructed a genetically encoded bacilliredoxin-fused redox biosensor (Brx-roGFP2) to monitor dynamic changes in the BSH redox potential in S. aureus. Results: The Brx-roGFP2 biosensor showed a specific and rapid response to low levels bacillithiol disulphide (BSSB) in vitro which required the active-site Cys of Brx. Dynamic live-imaging in two methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) USA300 and COL strains revealed fast and dynamic responses of the Brx-roGFP2 biosensor under hypochlorite and H2O2 stress and constitutive oxidation of the probe in different BSH-deficient mutants. Furthermore, we found that the Brx-roGFP2 expression level and the dynamic range is higher in S. aureus COL compared to the USA300 strain. In phagocytosis assays with THP-1 macrophages, the biosensor was 87 % oxidized in S. aureus COL. However, no changes in the BSH redox potential were measured after treatment with different antibiotics classes indicating that antibiotics do not cause oxidative stress in S. aureus. Conclusion and Innovation: This Brx-roGFP2 biosensor catalyzes specific equilibration between the BSH and roGFP2 redox couples and can be applied for dynamic live imaging of redox changes in S. aureus and other BSH-producing Firmicutes.


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Center for Human Rights, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
Human Rights at Home
Indigenous Rights & Environmental Sustainability
Rethinking Punishment
Unfinished Sentences
Human Rights Minor
Peter Mack and Jamie Mayerfeld Fund
The Peter Mack and Jamie Mayerfeld Endowed Fund for Human Rights provides financial resources to benefit graduate students to study and conduct research about human rights.
Abe Osheroff and Gunnel Clark Endowed Fund
Benjamin Linder Endowed Fund
Dr. Lisa Sable Brown Endowed Fund for Human Rights
Jennifer Caldwell Endowed Fund
Speaker Honoraria Fund
Fund Recipients
2021 Fellowship Recipients
Peter Mack and Jamie Mayerfeld take to heart the words of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." They are enthusiastic supporters of the Center for Human Rights, and are proud to assist and encourage its mission to promote human rights through education, research, and civic engagement.
Born in Ireland, Peter Mack is Professor of Piano at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. He has performed throughout the United States and Europe, as well as Australia and the former Soviet Union. His prizes include first place in the New Orleans, Young Keyboard Artists and Pacific International piano competitions. His students are frequent winners of local, national, and international competitions.
Jamie Mayerfeld is Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington. He is the author most recently of The Promise of Human Rights (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016). In this book, he develops an account of constitutional democracy as a cooperative project enlisting both domestic and international guardians to strengthen the protection of human rights.
Fund Eligibility
The Peter Mack and Jamie Mayerfeld Fund provides financial resources to benefit graduate students to study and/or conduct research about human rights. In 2021, we anticipate having approximately $4000 to distribute. Available funds may be issued in a single award or split between multiple awardees. The number of awards and amounts will vary depending on the number and quality of applications. The committee may combine this fellowship with the Lisa Sable Brown fellowship to make a more substantial award.
Any graduate student who is currently enrolled or will be enrolled in the upcoming academic year is eligible to apply.
This award is open to graduate students at all three branches of the University of Washington (Seattle, Bothell, or Tacoma).
The award may be used towards tuition, research, travel, books, materials, or equipment.
US citizenship or permanent resident status is NOT REQUIRED.
Applications accepted between February 16, 2021 and March 20, 2021 via the Jackson School Fellowship and Scholarship Application System (go to this link then click "APPLY" to complete application).
You will be asked to provide the following information:
Biographic information, status as student, contact information, GPA, etc.
CV/Resume with current contact information.
Proposal that answers the following questions (approx. 1000 words):
A description of the research/study and the goals of the travel, if any travel is included.
What experiences do you have (if any) in the field of human rights?
Outline the purpose of your research/study and its relevance to the study of (or practice of promoting) human rights.
A detailed budget describing how the funds would be used and, if applicable, how this support would supplement other funds, fellowships, and grants.
Unofficial transcripts.
A letter of recommendation from the student's primary advisor or committee member. (Incoming students may provide letter of recommendation from most recent faculty member who is familiar with the student's work).
The names and full contact information (campus address, phone, and email) of two University of Washington (or past non-UW) faculty members who are familiar with your work.
If you have any questions about the application process, please do not hesitate to contact us at uwchr@uw.edu.
Make a gift today:
Contribute to this fund today using this link.
To give by check, please designate "University of Washington Foundation" as the payee with "Mack and Mayerfeld Fund" in the memo line. Please mail check to UW Center for Human Rights, Box 353650, Seattle, WA 98195.
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Well hello and happy Thursday! I've been trying out what is claimed to be the "best damn sheets on the internet", and today I'm here to tell you whether or not I agree! bedface very kindly sent me their Super Sleep Set in Vibrant*, which I've been sleeping on for a few weeks now.
I really like that you can order these multi-coloured sleep sets, it's a bit more exciting than your average monotone set that you'd find in a store. However, bedface does still sell more neutral toned sleep sets, if that's your thing. My package arrived pretty quickly in under a week, which was pretty impressive! However, the first thing that I noticed about these sheets were how wrinkly they were. They didn't come wrapped in plastic, which I definitely appreciate from an environmental standpoint. I thought that the wrinkles would ease up after I washed the sheets, but even after two rounds in the dryer, they were still very wrinkly. You can see in the photos just how wrinkly they are! Of course, I could have ironed the sheets, but who has time for that? Even after being on my bed for a week, the wrinkles were still just as bad.
Another issue that I had with this sleep set was the sizing. My bed is a queen, so that's what I ordered, but the fitted sheet was a bit too big and looked a bit frumpy. The duvet cover was massive - my duvet barely filled up 3/4 of it! Also, the duvet covers have a snap closure, which both my husband and I were unsuccessful at closing even a single one of them, even after many, many attempts. Some of the stitching on my flat sheet were already coming apart after the first wash. Maybe my sleep set was an anomaly?
So, while I haven't tried out any other sheet sets from the internet, I don't think that bedface's are the best. However, they do have a 100 night guarantee, so you can always return them if you're not fully satisfied. The Super Sleep Sets, which include a fitted sheet, a flat sheet, a duvet cover, and 2 pillow cases, retails for $246 (Queen). That price seems quite high to me, but if you do decide to order yourself a sleep set, use promo code "beyondblush" for 15% off your order!
Agree, these are VERY wrinkly! I've never had any sheets that didn't de-wrinkle in the dryer so I found these quite strange. And yes the sizing is so weird... everything is bigger than the standard size. For 246$ I can seriously get some amazing Egyptian cotton 1500 thread count sets on sale (I'm pretty sure my mom has found full sets for less than 100$).
Ya, these were a bit of a let down for me - for the price, I was expecting a lot more!


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Finding yourself in the rivers, lakes and ponds of England
Freshwater swimming as exploration and therapy.
In the middle of the deepest lake in England I nearly lost my nerve. Wast Water is nestled in the western corner of the Lake District, an area once beloved by Romantic poets. A winding road cuts along one bank; on the other looms Scafell Pike, the tallest mountain in England. The water glints metallic, reflecting the grey, overcast sky.
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Bangladesh's most celebrated swimmer hangs up trunks at 67
After nearly half a century navigating Bangladesh's thousands of kilometres of rivers, the country's most celebrated swimmer has hung up his trunks - but not before one final, arduous paddle upstream.
Kshitindra Baisya, 67, plans to spend his retirement on dry land inspiring younger generations to embrace the water in a country criss-crossed by huge rivers but where few swim.
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Messalonskee's Rushton recounts two-leg swim across the English Channel
The temperature hovers a few degrees above freezing, and under a night sky, the only sound is that of waves slapping the side of a boat.
Erik Rushton stands on its side, just a few feet above those waves. And then he jumps in. It's not a dare, but it is a challenge. Rushton is part of a four-person team trying to relay round-trip across the English Channel.
And it's his turn.
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Brrrr-illiant! Wild Swimmer does country proud in sub-zero Antarctic race
A Polish wild swimmer has become the first Pole in history to swim 1km in the freezing cold waters of the Antarctica in less than 15 minutes.
Leszek Naziemiec outpowered nine others to take fifth place in just 14 minutes, 42 seconds at the first Antarctic Ice Swimming race held in Port Lockroy, the north-western point of the continent.
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Ross Edgley: 'It was goosebumps upon tears, upon smiles'
He had swum for 157 days around the entire coastline of Great Britain, but as Ross Edgley approached the finish of his epic adventure, he was energized by something "special" in the water.
He had battled extreme fatigue, cold, pain, jellyfish stings and parts of his tongue falling off during the 1,792-mile journey, but there to greet him on a freezing November morning were 300 swimmers to guide the weary traveler to the shore.
Read more about Ross Edgley: 'It was goosebumps upon tears, upon smiles'
Irishman dives into Alibaug sea, reaches south Bombay in less than 8 hours
Irish swimmer makes waves; covers Alibaug-Mumbai in 7.51 hours
Mumbai, Nov 29 Irish swimmer Ned Denison swam rom the coastal town of Alibaug in adjoining Raigad district to the Gateway of India here Wednesday just for "fun" as he completed the 36-km sea distance in 7 hours and 51 minutes.
Read more about Irishman dives into Alibaug sea, reaches south Bombay in less than 8 hours
Fort Myers native Paul Asmuth dives into writing about his marathon swimming life
Paul Asmuth is a Fort Myers youth swimmer who became one of the top marathon swimmers in the world. He held the record for swimming the English Channel. He also was a seven-time marathon swimming champion. He has written a book about his faith and how it helped with his swimming.
Andrew West/The News-Press
Paul Asmuth had every reason in the world to end his open-water, marathon swimming career before it really started.
Read more about Fort Myers native Paul Asmuth dives into writing about his marathon swimming life
Great East Swim set to return next year
Swimmers are getting on their marks, as the biggest open water-swimming event in Suffolk, the Great East Swim, is set to return next year.
Organisers have announced that the date for the next event, at Alton Water near Ipswich, is June 22. Around 2,000 people of all ages and abilities are expected to take the plunge at the major charity challenge, while thousands will also turn out to watch and support them.
Read more about Great East Swim set to return next year
'It's freedom, adventure and fun all rolled together' - open water swimming comes to Northamptonshire
A country park in Northamptonshire will host open water swimming from June 2019, a sport described as "freedom, adventure and fun all rolled together". Delivered by Northamptonshire County Council, the outdoor activity will take place at Sywell Country Park next year offering people the chance to swim in a safe and controlled environment.
Read more about 'It's freedom, adventure and fun all rolled together' - open water swimming comes to Northamptonshire
Six Great Open Water Swimming Locations
Open water swimming is a wonderful way to explore our world while also getting in a good workout. From serene lakes to the majestic oceans, there are many beautiful and memorable places to train. Here are some of our favorite open water locations.
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SA swimmer leads 1km Antarctic world record for charity
Ice swimmers who set to out be the first to complete an official 1km swim in the Antarctic have achieved their goal.
At 12.15am yesterday, South African Ram Barkai successfully led 14 ice swimmers from across the globe to complete the swim in the name of charity and to set a Guinness World Record.
Read more about SA swimmer leads 1km Antarctic world record for charity
French-American man abandons attempt to swim Pacific
A French-American man has given up his attempt to swim across the Pacific Ocean after a storm broke the mainsail of his support ship, organizers said Monday.
Ben Lecomte, who had completed about 1,500 nautical miles (2,780 kilometers) of the 5,000-mile (9,260-kilometer) journey, called the premature end to the swim a deep disappointment.
Read more about French-American man abandons attempt to swim Pacific
Marathon Swimmer Pat Gallant-Charette's Wildest Challenges
Pat Gallant-Charette is the oldest woman to have swum the Molokai Channel in Hawaii, the English Channel between Britain and France and the Tsugaru Strait in Japan. She set the first of her nine world records when she was 60. She'll turn 68 in a couple of months.
But, as Pat says, age is just a number.
Read more about Marathon Swimmer Pat Gallant-Charette's Wildest Challenges
Logistical, Operational, Rewarming Issues Way Down Under
Near the bottom of the world in the Southern Ocean, Ram Barkai is leading a team of 14 ice swimmers in the International Ice Swimming Association-organzed Antarctica Ice Kilometer Swim.
Jean Craven, Leszek Naziemiec, Andrey Agarkov, Sergio Salomone, Paolo Chiarino, Clinton Le Sueur, Alexander Brylin, Samantha Whelpton, Diego López Dominguez, Victoria Mori, Yun Feng Wang, Wyatt Song, and Petar Stoychev are planning the logistics of the 1 km swim.
Read more about Logistical, Operational, Rewarming Issues Way Down Under
Role Models In The Open Water
Protoganist Adrian Sarchet and creator James Harrison of Sea Donkey (World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year), Antonio Argüelles (World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year), Jaimie Monahan (World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year), and Tita Llorens Bagur (World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year) were celebrated at the 2018 Open Water Summit and WOWSA Awards at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California.
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/**
   @file Debug.h

   Defines the Debug class for setting verbosity level.

   @author Daniel Abercrombie <dabercro@mit.edu>
*/

#ifndef CROMBIETOOLS_COMMONTOOLS_DEBUG_H
#define CROMBIETOOLS_COMMONTOOLS_DEBUG_H

#include <map>
#include <iostream>

/**
   @ingroup commongroup
   @struct Debug
   Class setting verbosity levels
*/

class Debug
{
 public:
  Debug ()          {}
  virtual ~Debug()  {}

  /// Different possible debug levels
  enum DebugLevel {
    eQuiet = 0,   ///< Only prints out what ROOT insists on
    eError,       ///< Prints when it's obvious something goes wrong
    eInfo,        ///< Prints information that might be interesting
    eDebug,       ///< Prints debugging information
  };

  /// Sets the verbosity for a class
  void       SetDebugLevel ( DebugLevel level )                   { fDebugLevel = level;  }

  /// Gets the verbosity for a class
  DebugLevel GetDebugLevel ()                                     { return fDebugLevel;   }

  /// Sends a message if the verbosity level is appropriate
  template<typename T, typename... V>
    void       Message       ( DebugLevel level, T message, V... more);
  void       Message         ( DebugLevel level );

 protected:
  /// Sends the name of the function during debuggin
  void       DisplayFunc   ( const char* func );

 private:
  /// A map setting the tag to give a given debug level
  std::map<DebugLevel, const char*> mLabels = {
    {eError, "[ERROR]"}, {eInfo, "[INFO]"}, {eDebug, "[DEBUG]"}
  };

  template<typename T>
    void       OneMessage       ( DebugLevel level, T message);

  DebugLevel fDebugLevel = eError;     ///< The verbosity for a class.
  bool _printed = false;               ///< Track if the label has bee printed
};

//--------------------------------------------------------------------
void
Debug::DisplayFunc (const char* func)
{

  Message(eDebug, "-------------------------------------------------------");
  Message(eDebug, "                    ", func);
  Message(eDebug, "-------------------------------------------------------");

}

template<typename T> void Debug::OneMessage (DebugLevel level, T message)
{

  if (fDebugLevel >= level) {
    auto& debug_output = (level > eError) ? std::cout : std::cerr;
    if (not _printed) {
      debug_output << mLabels[level] << " ";
      _printed = true;
    }

    debug_output << message << " ";
  }

}

template<typename T, typename... V> void Debug::Message(DebugLevel level, T message, V... more) {
  OneMessage(level, message);
  Message(level, more...);
}

void Debug::Message(DebugLevel level) {
  _printed = false;
  if (fDebugLevel >= level) {
    auto& debug_output = (level > eError) ? std::cout : std::cerr;
    debug_output << std::endl;
  }
}

#endif


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1137 6th Street NE
Stunning 2-level Victorian row home in the heart of it all! Gourmet kitchen, stainless steel appliances, granite counters, pot filler, gas range, white shaker cabinets, hardwood floors throughout, off-street parking, deck off the kitchen for entertaining, bedrooms that can fit a king-size bed, ensuite primary bathroom with skylight, half bath on the main level, built-in dog kennel/storage, 2-year-old roof, and more. Walkable to everything you need! Union Market, Trader Joe's, NOMA Metro Station, Gallaudet University, Whole Foods, and all the bar/shops along the H Street Corridor.
Stretching from Union Station to the south and Q and R streets NE to the north, this rapidly developing area takes its name from its location north of Massachusetts Avenue NE. It is best known as a transportation hub and the home of Union Market, a restored grocery and specialty food hall that's at the epicenter of DC's gourmet scene. It's also home to Gallaudet University, the nation's only college for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, and National Public Radio.
Union Market, located in a restored, mid-century food hall, caters to couples, kids and chefs with its mix of restaurants, kitchen supply retailers and gourmet shops selling spices, meat and such. Creative businesses have popped up in the industrial zone surrounding the market, too, including an Angelika movie theater, the Dolcezza Gelato & Coffee Factory and Masseria, a Michelin-starred Italian restaurant from chef Nicholas Stefanelli. For International Women's Day in 2015, LA-based graffiti artist Mr. Brainwash created a heart-filled mural at Union Market that has quickly become one of the neighborhood's most Instagramable images. Even first lady Michelle Obama had her photo taken there, when she met the artist.
Shops and restaurants have also opened in redeveloped historic buildings like the Hecht's Warehouse, an early 20th-century department-store storage facility that is now home to a distilleries, acclaimed restaurants and much more, and the Uline Arena, a barrel-vaulted brick building that hosted the Beatles first U.S. concert and now holds a flagship REI store and more. The second-busiest Amtrak hub in the nation, Union Station is situated along Massachusetts Avenue NE. With shopping, restaurants and tours galore, Union Station is a good first stop on your trip to the NoMa neighborhood. You can also find Capital Bikeshare stations near NoMa, or hop on the eight-mile-long Metropolitan Branch Trail here, which goes all the way to Silver Spring, Md.


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name = raw_input("what is your name? ")
print "Hello ", name


JULIA LEACH HAS RECENTLY LAUNCHED HER NEW LINE CHANCE. INSPIRED BY SIMPLE, GREAT DESIGN, CHANCE HAS TAKEN THE ICON OF THE STRIPED-T AND HAS BUILT A BEAUTIFUL LINE. HER POP UP SHOP IS AT 211 ELIZABETH ST. FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. SO GENTS, GET DOWN THERE AND BUY A GIRL IN YOUR LIFE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.
I PICKED A COUPLE UP.
Any idea who took the photos for the Chance lifestyle shots? I would love to know.


In Hip Hop, we all know Doug E Fresh is best known as the "World's Greatest Entertainer!" But on yesterday, August 19, the legendary rapper may have passed the torch to the kids of Chicago.Check out this video as Doug gets the kids to come on stage and do the "Dougie" at Woodstar Fest 2012.
When you think of real hip hop, its one particular artist that stands out above the rest and his name is Rakim. On yesterday, we captured footage of the God MC rapping at Woodstar 2012 in Chicago! He proved to his peers and the hip hop community why he's still one of the greatest MC's of all time.
Last night, Def Jam's recording artist Jeremih did it big in Chicago! He put on one of the best parties ever! It was the listening party for his new mixtape Late Nights and the event was off the chain!
Throughout the night, Jeremih played a wide selections of brand new tracks for all his guests while receiving a lot of love. Although, he took time to interact with all his fans, he took pictures with all of them before leaving the building. Guests included Loni Swain, Laura Mitchell, L.E.P. and more.


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The Bayesian paradigm for statistical inference uses expert knowledge, formulated in terms of probability distributions of unknown parameters of interest. These distributions, called prior distributions, are combined with data to provide new information about parameters, via new parameter distributions called posterior distributions. One research theme centers on devising new Bayesian methodologies, i.e., new statistical models with which Bayesian inferences can provide particular scientific insight. Quantifying the statistical properties of such methods and contrasting with non-Bayesian alternatives is an active area of research. Bayesian methods can lead to computational challenges, and another research theme centers on efficient computation of Bayesian solutions. The development of computational techniques for determining posterior distributions, such as Monte Carlo methods, is a rich area of research activity, with particular emphasis on Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods and sequential Monte Carlo methods.
Ben Bloem-Reddy
Alexandre Bouchard-Côté
Creagh Briercliffe
Trevor Campbell
Naitong Chen
Kevin Chern
Anthony Christidis
Gian Carlo Di-Luvi
Fanny DUPONT
Nathaniel Wu Dyrkton
Paul Gustafson
Kevin Lam
Miguel Biron Lattes
Matteo Lepur
Xinglong Li
Hyeongcheol (Tom) Park
Yongjin Park
Evan Sidrow
Nikola Surjanovic
Quanhan (Johnny) Xi
Zuheng (David) Xu
Peiyuan (Gary) Zhu
Bioinformatics/Genomics/Genetics
Recent advances of -omics technologies have stimulated a large body of biomedical studies focused on the discovery and characterization of molecular mechanisms of various diseases. For example, many studies have been focused on the identification of genes to diagnose or predict cancer. The rapid expansion of complex and large -omics datasets has nourished the development of tailored statistical methods to address the challenges that have arisen in the field. Some examples are detection and correction of biases and artifacts in raw high throughput -omics data, identification of true signal among a large number of variables measured on a much smaller number of subjects, modeling of complex covariance structures, integration of diverse -omics datasets. Research in this area is characterized by multidisciplinary collaborations among researchers from Statistics, Computer Science, Medical Genetics, Molecular Biology, and other related fields.
Gabriela V. Cohen Freue
Keegan Korthauer
Daniel J. McDonald
Many faculty members work on applying statistical methods to biomedical problems, ranging from analysing gene expression data to public health issues. Much of this work is done in conjunction with local hospitals (such as St Paul's) and research institutes (such as the BC Cancer Agency and the BC Genome Sciences Center). In the fall of 2009, we introduced the biostatistics option to our MSc program, an option that is joint with the School of Population and Public Health.
Jonathan O.K. Agyeman
Harlan Campbell
Harper Xiaolan Cheng
Sihaoyu Gao
Lucy Gao
Ian Murphy
John Petkau
Marc Wettengel
Lang Wu
Xinyuan (Chloe) You
Eugenia Yu
Data Science information page.
Tiffany Timbers
Environmental and Spatial Statistics
The Department has a long history of research and collaborations in Environmental Statistics and in Spatial Statistics, beginning with Jim Zidek's pioneering work with the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Since that time, faculty have been involved in many research projects, such as the development of statistical techniques for the analysis of air pollution data to study concerns such as public health issues and global climate models. Current work modelling air pollution has resulted in the an interactive map for the World Health Organization, developed by an international team of researchers. Other recent research activities involve collaboration with marine mammal biologists, to study locations and behavior via continuous-time tracking devices.
Marie Auger-Méthé
Tomas Beuzen
Rowenna Gryba
Nancy E. Heckman
Adrian L Jones
G. Alexi Rodríguez-Arelis
William J. Welch
James V. Zidek FRSC, O.C.
Forest Products Stochastic Modeling Group
Since 2009, more than 60 researchers have been a part of this group, studying the properties of wood products, working on projects such as the development of engineering standards, monitoring for changes in product properties over time, subset selection methods for species grouping in the marketing of lumber and the duration of load effect in construction. The group is made up of statisticians from UBC and SFU - faculty, students and staff - and collaborating scientists at FPInnovations Vancouver, funded by Collaborative Research and Development Grants awards under NSERC's Forest Sector R & D Initiative.
Forest products have a complex variability and, as a biomaterial, are inherently stochastic. Therefore, the group has analyzed forest product data using advanced statistical methods in areas such as survey sampling, survival analysis, nonparametric Bayesian analysis and the handling of big data. The group has made novel contributions to statistical science that transfer to other domains and has solved long standing problems in wood science. And something that rarely is the case - statisticians have run their own experiments and data collection.
Read more about the Forest Products Stochastic Modeling Group.
Jiahua Chen
Shuxian (Trinity) Fan
Modern Multivariate and Time Series Analysis
Modern multivariate and time series analyses go beyond the classical normality assumption by modelling data that could combine binary, categorical, extreme and heavy-tailed distributions. Dependence is modeled non-linearly, often in terms of copula functions or stochastic representations. Models for multivariate extremes arise from asymptotic limits. Characterization and modelling of dependence among extremes as well as estimation of probabilities of rare events are topics of on-going research. Advances in high-dimensional multivariate modelling have been achieved by the use of vine pair-copula constructions. Areas of application include biostatistics, psychometrics, genetics, machine learning, econometrics, quantitative risk management in finance and insurance, hydrology and geoscience.
Daniel Hadley
Harry Joe
Jiaping(Olivia) Liu
Natalia Nolde
Robust Statistics
Statistical procedures are called robust if they remain informative and efficient in the presence of outliers and other departures from typical model assumptions on the data. Ignoring unusual observations can play havoc with standard statistical methods and can also result in losing the valuable information gotten from unusual data points. Robust procedures prevent this. And these procedures are more important than ever since currently, data are often collected without following established experimental protocols. As a result, data may not represent a single well-defined population. Analyzing these data by non-robust methods may result in biased conclusions. To perform reliable and informative inference based on such a heterogeneous data set, we need statistical methods that can fit models and identify patterns, focusing on the dominant homogeneous subset of the data without being affected by structurally different small subgroups. Robust Statistics does exactly this. Some examples of applications are finding exceptional athletes (e.g. hockey players), detecting intrusion in computer networks and constructing reliable single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping.
Matías Salibián-Barrera
Ruben H. Zamar
Statistical learning, sometimes called machine learning, is becoming ever more important as a component of data science, and department members have had active research in this area for more than a decade. Statistical learning methods include classification and regression (supervised learning) and clustering (unsupervised learning). Current research topics of faculty members and their graduate students include construction of phylogenetic trees in evolution, ensembles of models and sparse clustering. Applications include the search for novel pharmaceutical drugs and detection of biogenic patterns.
Xin Ding
Yidie Feng
Pramoda Sachinthana Jayasinghe
Saifuddin Syed


If variety is the spice of life then Cancun is the spiciest diving city in all of Mexico. Wreck dives, drift dives, night dives, cavern dives, cave dives, shallow dives, deep dives and bull shark dives are all available within two hour travel from our store. Explore our various dive sites below and begin your adventure tomorrow.
Our local dives sites are all protected within "Cancun & Isla Mujeres National Park" and are therefore in a very healthy condition. This has resulted in us commonly seeing of a wide array of sea life which might be very rare to non-existent in other parts of the Caribbean.
We begin each morning with a two tank dive trip at two of our deep dive (19m+/63ft+) sites. This is promptly followed by another two tank dive trip in the afternoon, either on two shallow reefs or Cancun's Under Water Museum and a nearby shallow reef.
Single tank night dives sites and times vary throughout the year according to season and demand. However we endeavour to enter the water just before sunset as this is one of the most active times for viewing fish mating rituals. Get in touch with us for more info.
The oldest city in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, Puerto Morelos has a number of spectacular shallow reefs located within the "Puerto Morelos National Reef Park" which make for some excellent diving both for beginners and for divers who have been out of the water for a while.
However the crowning glory of this little fishing village is the wreck dive on the C-58 Juan Escutia. This minesweeper which was sunk in 2000 was specifically prepared for divers to explore safely. This means that, with the supervision of a guide, you can safely penetrate the wreck without any additional training!
First made famous in René Cordonas 1957 film, "The New World", Cozumel is now world renowned for its spectacularly clear water where visibility can reach up to as much as 100m (300ft). Furthermore it is home to over 65 species of hard corals, 350 species of molluscs and over 500 species of fish, all of which have made this little island paradise a top destination for diving enthusiasts' world over.
All Cozumel trips include transportation to and from your hotel, water and a light meal on the boat as well as all the required equipment.
Our local dives sites are all protected within "Cancun & Isla Mujeres National Park� and are therefore in a very healthy condition. This has resulted in us commonly seeing of a wide array of sea life which might be very rare to non-existent in other parts of the Caribbean.
We begin each morning with a two tank dive trip at two of our deep dive (19m+/63ft+) sites. This is promptly followed by another two tank dive trip in the afternoon, either on two shallow reefs or Cancun's Under Water Museum and a nearby shallow reef.


Crunch makes Phantoms offense disappear.
Eddie Pasquale stopped all 29 shots he faced for the shutout victory.
Pasquale, Alex Barre-Boulet, and Andy Andreoff were the game's three stars.
Syracuse goes back to within two points of division leading Rochester with two games in hand.
Crunch goaltenders split a shutout.
Eddie Pasquale stopped all 5 shots he faced before giving way to Connor Ingram, who stopped all 17 he saw the rest of the way.
Ingram, Andy Andreoff, and Carter Verhaeghe were the game's three stars.
Pasquale left the game with a health issue in the First Period. He did remain dressed in the tunnel after leaving, which is hopefully indicative of his removal from the game being more precautionary than serious.


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Mental health professionals, building inspectors deployed to Puerto Rico following earthquakes
By: Anthony Reyes
NEW YORK (WKBW) — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday New York State will send mental health professionals and building inspectors to Puerto Rico to assist in recovery efforts following a string of earthquakes.
26 bilingual mental health professionals will provide support to trauma-impacted residents.
25 state building inspectors will conduct damage and code assessments.
"While the federal administration has turned its back on Puerto Rico, New York is continuing to step up to extend a helping hand," said Cuomo. "The people of Puerto Rico are suffering and they still need our help. This deployment of mental health professionals and experts on the structural assessment team will help ensure the safety of our brothers and sisters in Puerto Rico and help them cope as they rebuild and restore their lives."
The group of 51 will leave for Puerto Rico on February 3rd, the trip will last 14 days.
"Natural disasters cause great stress and confusion for families and individuals and can lead to or exacerbate depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder," said Dr. Ann Sullivan Office of Mental Health Commissioner. "The people of Puerto Rico have experienced so much devastation in recent months and will benefit greatly from the expertise of the bilingual mental health professionals arriving on the island Monday. Governor Cuomo has once again demonstrated a strong commitment to assisting and supporting our most vulnerable citizens."


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HEIDI'S PICK SIX: Sara Creasy
HEIDI'S PICK SIX
Sara Creasy
1. Which of your characters is your favorite?
2. Tell me about your travels.
3. Coffee, tea, or milk?
4. What else can you do besides write?
I can make an exceedingly realistic washing machine out of a cardboard box and bottle tops. My 17-month-old daughter thinks it's awesome.
5. Who are you reading right now?
6. Pop culture or academia?
7. What is the toughest scene you ever wrote?
8. Where do you find your inspirations to write?
9. Food you could eat everyday.
Crepes all crisp around the edges, with lemon and sugar. Vanilla bean ice cream and strawberries on the side. A Twix bar on the other side. Followed by apple and rhubarb crumble with hot custard.
10. Are you into sports or other physical activities?
Absolutely not, in any respect. I am allergic to watching sports, and exercising makes my brain rot with boredom.
11. What kind of music speaks to you?
12. Do you outline your stories or do they just take you along for the ride?
I'm an obsessive outliner because it delays the inevitable laborious task of writing sentences and paragraphs. However, when I'm really into the story I find winging it much more fun.
13. Celebrity crush.
My celebrity crushes tend to burn out fast – I am so fickle. Right now I'm watching old seasons of Psych and I love the two main characters – a fake psychic and his sidekick, played by James Roday and Dulé Hill.
14. Who are the biggest influences on your work?
15. Do you still watch cartoons?
I watch Peppa Pig, Timmy Time, Pingu, The Hive, Chuggington and The WotWots. That's pigs, sheep, penguins, bees, trains and furry steampunk aliens. I can't even use my daughter as the excuse because she prefers the Wiggles, so I'm forced to admit that I watch because I like them.
Sara Creasy grew up in a tumbling-down Victorian house in England, where she tapped out her first stories on a tiny blue typewriter. After moving to southeastern Australia as a teenager, her love of all things fantastical hooked her on science fiction. Meanwhile, in real life, a biology degree led to work as an editor in the educational publishing industry. She was associate editor of Australia's science fiction and fantasy magazine Aurealis for several years, and her involvement with the SF community inspired her to write her first novel, Song of Scarabaeus (2010, Harper Voyager), which was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award and the Aurealis Award for Best SF Novel. The sequel is Children of Scarabaeus (2011). Marriage to an American resulted in a second intercontinental move, and she lived in Arizona for five years before returning to Australia with her husband and baby daughter in 2010. She now lives in Melbourne.
To buy Sara Creasy's books, check out these links:
- http://www.amazon.com/Song-Scarabaeus-Sara-Creasy/dp/0061934739
- http://www.amazon.com/Children-Scarabaeus-Book-2/dp/0061934747
To find Sara Creasy online, check out these links:
WEBSITE - http://saracreasy.com
- http://saracreasy.blogspot.com
- http://twitter.com/SaraCreasy
author interview children of scarabaeus heidi ruby miller heidis pick six sara creasy science fiction romance sf romance song of scarabaeus
Heidi Ruby Miller November 16, 2011 at 7:44 AM
Thanks so much for picking six, Sara!
I really hope there's another Scarabaeus book in the works because I can't tell you enough how much I loved the first two.
*fingers crossed for more Finn and Edie*
:) Heidi
Sara Creasy November 16, 2011 at 4:57 PM
I have six other things to write before then, but I may get to it eventually!
Thanks for having me on your blog.